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Offline oldyzman

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Re: Progressive rear shocks
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2013, 09:45:34 pm »
I had them on my RM125B but felt they were a little under-damped on the rebound, have them on two of KX250A5's and feel the damping is spot-on, need to see if they will fade in a race, I doubt they would in a 10min race.
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Re: Progressive rear shocks
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2013, 09:47:33 pm »
You get what you pay for......they will hold the rear guard off the tyre.
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Re: Progressive rear shocks
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2013, 09:58:18 pm »
I do know that the std shocks that came with the bike look OK but are really really bad, WHats the best bang for my Buck for a dirttrack shock or should i speak to terry at Shock treatment.
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Re: Progressive rear shocks
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2013, 09:58:47 pm »
You get what you pay for......they will hold the rear guard off the tyre.
Thats about it, don't expect much more. They may be ok for dirt track if they have a lot of rebound damping so the bike doesn't wallow thru the turns.

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Re: Progressive rear shocks
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2013, 05:32:54 am »
Brett save your money , there were a set on one of my A5s when i got it and like they say good for keeping the rear guard off the wheel only .

Spend a little more on somthing rebuildable and tuneable, those progressives are the old SM Pro emulsion shocks and are a sealed unit .

There are plenty of good rebuildable shocks available for a little more coin  :)

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Re: Progressive rear shocks
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2013, 06:20:58 am »
those progressives are the old SM Pro emulsion shocks and are a sealed unit .
I think you mean S&W Bill, but I don't think they work as well..

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Re: Progressive rear shocks
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2013, 06:30:18 am »
Thats the buggers John  :) geez those senior moments are becoming more frequent  ::)

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Re: Progressive rear shocks
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2013, 09:44:16 am »
S&W Strokers ;D. I think I've got a couple of sets in the stashateria. I remember buying a set back in 1976 for my VB 360 Monty and recall that they worked better than whatever it was they replaced. Those Progressives look just like them.
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